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Spectator Behaviour
Spectators can motivate and increase a team’s performance and make for an enjoyable atmosphere. However, spectators can have also have a negative effect on the team performance, club reputation, and culture by displaying poor behaviour. This will affect a club’s recruitment and retention ability.
Poor behaviour can include undue pressure, abuse, taunting, poor sportsmanship, foul language, harassment, bullying, victimisation and more. Poor behaviour can happen during a game, at training, in the clubhouse or outside of the sporting arena. E.g., online.
Club committees play and important part in ensuring positive spectator behaviour. Actions include:
- Implementing clear disciplinary procedures and incident process that are available on the club website.
- Applying 'conditions of entry' which entrants to the pool agree to be bound by the rules and policies of your club.
- Communicate simple fair play messages via banners, posters, stickers, or animated banners on your club website.
- Announcements on game/event days that remind people to keep their emotions in check.
- Ensure officials are always fair, impartial, and consistent.
- Participate in the Let Kids be Kids national campaign.
Think.Act.Play Guidelines
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